Alliance
Gnome
Brilliant tinkerers from the lost city of Gnomeregan. Priest is a new class option for Gnomes in Forever.
Latest documented change: .
Available classes
- New in Forever
Class availability follows Blizzard's official race and class tables. Each class links to its AzerDex class guide and talent calculator.
Racial abilities
Active abilities
Escape Artist
Active ability
Grants brief immunity to Root and Snare effects.
- Cooldown
- Not documented
- Duration
- Not documented
Backing: Effect - Community-reported
Eureka!
Active ability
For 8 seconds, reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your abilities by 10% and increases their damage or healing by 10%. It has no charges and also benefits Power Word: Shield.
- Cooldown
- Not documented
- Duration
- Not documented
- Cannot be used correctly while stealthed or invisible.
Backing: Effect - Blizzard-documented · Notes - Blizzard-documented
Sources: Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (24 Sep 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Sep 24 build notes (post 1; later edited, last edit 2026-10-26), opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (1 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Oct 1 build notes (post 4), opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (15 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Oct 15 build notes (post 6, posted 2026-10-16 00:15 UTC), opens in a new tab
Passive abilities
Expansive Mind
Passive trait
Increases maximum Mana, Rage or Energy by 5%.
- Cooldown
- Not applicable
- Duration
- Not applicable
Backing: Effect - Community-reported
Engineering Specialization
Passive trait
Makes engineering devices more reliable.
- Cooldown
- Not applicable
- Duration
- Not applicable
Backing: Effect - Community-reported
Version history (3 changes)
How Gnome racial abilities changed, newest first. Dates are when the source was published; they are not necessarily the day a change went live in the game.
·Eureka!ChangedBlizzard-documented
Reworked into an 8-second buff with no charges; it now also benefits Power Word: Shield.
Earlier definition: Reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your next 3 spells or abilities by 10% and increases their damage or healing by 10%. It does not affect periodic effects; channeled spells do not count as periodic.
·Eureka!ChangedBlizzard-documented
No longer boosts periodic effects.
Earlier definition: Reduces the Mana, Rage or Energy cost of your next 3 spells or abilities by 10% and increases their damage or healing by 10%.
·Eureka!ChangedBlizzard-documented
Clarified as a 10% discount on Mana, Rage or Energy abilities for every class.
Earlier definition: Reduces the cost of your next 3 spells or abilities and increases their damage or healing by 10%.
Data provenance
Documented changes for Gnome: 3 from Blizzard's published notes, 0 community-reported details, 0 verified in the game client.
All sources for this race: Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab; Blizzard article (22 Sep 2026) - Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (24 Sep 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Sep 24 build notes (post 1; later edited, last edit 2026-10-26), opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (1 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Oct 1 build notes (post 4), opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (15 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Oct 15 build notes (post 6, posted 2026-10-16 00:15 UTC), opens in a new tab